A food supplier which makes chicken dishes sold under Jamie Oliver's brand has
been fined after complaints of "nauseous" smells emerging from one
of its farms.

People living near Heale Farm in Kirkby on Bain, Lincolnshire, told the Environment Agency the smell emanating from the site had left them feeling sick and depressed.

Moy Park Ltd, the company which manages the site, was charged with two breaches of environmental permit conditions after 94 complaints from nearby residents between July 2008 and September 2011, the BBC reported.

The company was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay cost of £42,500 in a hearing at Lincoln Magistrates' Court. It said it had moved to tackle the problem, spending £400,000 over four years to combat the smell.

Moy Park produces a range of ready-to-cook chicken dishes for a variety of companies including Empire Chicken, Jubilee Chicken and American Style BBQ Chicken meals for Jamie Oliver's brand.

It is the second time Moy Park has been fined for an environmental offence after a similar case at Sibsey, Lincolnshire in 2011.